Our client are recruiting for a Transport Manager at their brand new site in Halewood on the night shift to provide a strategic and dynamic transport solution whilst expanding a demanding a more versatile customer base.

In-depth transport and operations experience is required to ensure transport matches current customer growth, diversity, compliance and health and safety requirements.

Salary £31,000 per annum plus 20% shift allowance
Monday to Friday with optional overtime at weekends
Shift 10am to 6am
Lots of additional company benefits
Training given as needed
Progression opportunities available

You must have a leading approach towards health and safety.  Must work on your own initiative and as part of a team. Be capable of producing KPI's and reports for senior management. You must also be able to work for a demanding customer base and adapt to pressurised situations using your own recognised and direct reporting structure.

General Accountabilities: 
Responsibility for in excess of 30 vehicles 
Responsibility for 40 plus trailers 
Managing a core driver workforce of 50 drivers 
Managing and tracking agency drivers 
Liaising with 10 satellite bases through out the Midlands and Northwest on a daily basis to ensure customer satisfaction 
Full responsibility for fleet compliance, fleet management, fleet track and trace also damage and accident and personal injury reporting  
Training and awareness for core and agency 
Annual assessments 
Fleet audits 
O license compliance 
Active leadership and responsible health and safety   
Professional appearance and approach

Local Accountabilities :
Contracted performance penalties from the customer 
Stringent SLA's 
Environmental responsibility 
Weekly budget and target performances 
Contractual cost down targets          

Resources 
Fully trained and motivated driver workforce.   Lead agency accessible daily.   Access to 3 A1 trained assessors.   Supplement of 4 driver trainers.   Resource department situated within wider transport operation.   Support hands on management structure within the operation.   Full time fleet administrator at every satellite.   Sub contractor manager situated in wider transport operation.  24 hour manned status department..  Fleet tracking (Microlise and Axscend and fleet board).    

General Competencies:
Making Customers More Successful
Shaping Direction
Driving High Performance
Developing Others
Developing Self

Specific Skills/Experience required for role:       
Strong interpersonal skills
Objective setting
Effective communication
Presentation Skills
Min 3 years based in transport supply chain
Working to time sensitive deadlines
Time management
Computer literary skills  intermediate or above

Languages 
English - Fluent, other languages - desirable   

Any Other Requirements:
CPC national and international - desirable 
Microlise experience  - desirable 
Tachomaster experience  -desirable 
Familiarity with trade union environment  - desirable 

If the above role sounds of interest to you and you have the relevant skills and experience please apply today